2015年CRI Soldiers Ready for Parade

 

Ask virtually any soldier taking part in Thursday's formations, and they'll tell you they're ready.

"After all of our training, our formations are clean, crisp and steady. All we've been doing at this point is just fine-tuning our steps to every second and every meter. We're going to keep this level going through the parade."

Among the highlights of this Thursday's parade is a fly-by of China's naval¹ patrol aircraft.

Zhang Zhicheng is the Commander of the naval patrol craft.

He says they've been practicing so that even the slightest error will be prevented.

"It is the first time we've put large aircraft in a parade. Admittedly, it was difficult at first to train our pilots to fly less than 7-meters apart at the beginning. But thanks to new software, which has been developed in China, we've been able to make things almost perfect."

More than 500 pieces of China's newest military hardware will be on-display.

All have been domestically-produced.

At least 4 out of 5 have never been seen before by the public.

The display, much larger than any of the previous parades put on in China, will also be first to involve foreign troops.

Around a thousand troops from 17 other countries will be among the some 12-thousand soldiers striding in-front of Tian'anmen.

"It's a rare opportunity for us as Cubans to take part in a parade here in China. People from all over the world will witness this historical moment. We have been well prepared and we appreciate the help given by our Chinese counterparts."

Of the foreign troops involved, Mexico has included some of its female soldiers.

Dianna Espinosa, one of the Mexican soldiers taking part in Thursday's parade, says the only difference between them and their male counterparts will be the clothes.

"Our formation is made up of military school students from the three services of our army. We have women in our troop. And we have to live up to the same standards as our male counterparts. The only difference between male and female soldiers is our uniforms."

The foreign contingents² themselves will be rolled-out in alphabetical³ order - with one exception.

Russian troops will appear at the end of the foreign processions.

This is a reciprocal gesture for Russia allowing the Chinese honor guard to take the end of the foreign procession in Red Square to mark their 70th Anniversary celebrations in May.

For CRI, I'm Liu Yuanhui.

1 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

2 contingents   

（志趣相投、尤指来自同一地方的）一组与会者( contingent的名词复数 )； 代表团； （军队的）分遣队； 小分队

参考例句：

• We were forced to rely on French contingents. 我们势必被迫依恃法国驻军。
• The internal security forces are composed of contingents and mobile divisions. 内卫部队由各总队和机动师组成。

3 alphabetical   

adj.字母（表）的，依字母顺序的

参考例句：

• Please arrange these books in alphabetical order.请把这些书按字母顺序整理一下。
• There is no need to maintain a strict alphabetical sequence.不必保持严格的字顺。